Austin, PA
Austin, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Austin sits at the 23rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 347 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Austin at the 23rd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
73.2% of Austin's 347 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 254 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 26.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Austin compares
Austin's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (26th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (23rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Austin ranks 24,208 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,405 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,468 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Austin
Austin's moderate wildfire rating (23rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Austin
With 73.2% of Austin in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Austin's figures come from
Austin's 23rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Austin's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.